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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS."
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description: "This Bill enables the use of roof or ground mounted solar systems on privately owned residential dwellings by making covenants or other restrictions that effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in Delaware void and unenforceable, regardless of the date recorded. This Bill also explains that it is the policy of the State of Delaware to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by encouraging the development and use of renewable resources and to remove obstacles thereto. This Bill further provides for costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to be awarded to the prevailing party in any litigation arising under the provisions of this Section. This Bill does not render void and unenforceable reasonable restrictions on roof or ground mounted solar systems."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "150"
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identifier: "HB 65"
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citation: "Delaware HB 65 (150)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Andria L. Bennett", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Kimberly Williams"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-03-05"
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last_action: "2019-08-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b856e446-a993-4f48-97d3-e78cd708e8d2"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=47163"
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source_hash: "d927670b2d30f79d71e4af2ce09cf827d60bb86bff1fad940d2d8c270e2a86e6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 65 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.
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This Bill enables the use of roof or ground mounted solar systems on privately owned residential dwellings by making covenants or other restrictions that effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in Delaware void and unenforceable, regardless of the date recorded. This Bill also explains that it is the policy of the State of Delaware to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by encouraging the development and use of renewable resources and to remove obstacles thereto. This Bill further provides for costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to be awarded to the prevailing party in any litigation arising under the provisions of this Section. This Bill does not render void and unenforceable reasonable restrictions on roof or ground mounted solar systems.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=47163&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB65)
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2. **HA 2 to HB 65** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=47903&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **36–3** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Andria L. Bennett — primary (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
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- Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
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- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
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- Catherine Cloutier — cosponsor (person)
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- David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris B. McDowell — cosponsor (person)
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- John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
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- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-03-05** Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-30** Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Community Affairs) in House with 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-30** Suspension of Rules in House
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- **2019-06-30** Amendment HA 1 to HB 65 - Stricken in House
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- **2019-06-30** Amendment HA 2 to HB 65 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-06-30** Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 3 NO `passage`
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- **2019-07-01** Suspension of Rules in Senate
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- **2019-07-01** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2019-08-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b856e446-a993-4f48-97d3-e78cd708e8d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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